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Selma, IN

Prairie Creek Reservoir DGC

2.635(based on 8 reviews)
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bradtollefson
Experience: 49 years 110 played 43 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Nice comfortable course 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Sep 25, 2016 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

This was a fun course. Medium in challenge, not too easy and no excessively long holes.

A lot of work has been put into the course to clear out
wide manageable fairways. You can still throw in the rough but a reasonably controlled throw is all you need.
There's enough curves to make it interesting.

There are 2 tees and 2 baskets (yes actual baskets) per hole making for 36 combinations of play.

Cons:

This is an old corn field and the furrowed rows are still evident. So walking can be a bit awkward.

Other Thoughts:

Take a copy of the course map on this site. Some of the baskets are in sight of each other and it's not always obvious which is the next basket (the map makes it simple).
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sisyphus
Diamond level trusted reviewer
Experience: 12.7 years 398 played 383 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Rating will rise, just watch! 2+ years

Reviewed: Played on:Mar 21, 2015 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Wow! I really do mean wow! The folks who are building this brand new course near Muncie, Indiana have done a TON of work clearing generous fairways already, and you can see where the plans are leading. For now, you're facing natural turf tees, and the last few holes seem to be still on the agenda for a little more thinning out, but this is a course that will see rising ratings as tee pads, signage and amenities go in, because the disc golf design is so good.

Starting on hole one, you'll see a multiple fairway warmup shot from the long tee to the nicely guarded green, and then step over to the short tee that requires an entirely different shot (this one a gentle left to right ace run). Walk up the obvious path to long 2 for its long, sweeping hyzer (rhbh) to a blind basket position, or choose the trickier S-shaped line that risks running the pines on the left of the fairway. Again, you could opt for the short tee that is nicely protected by the mid-fairway shrubs and trees. Every hole seems to have this much forethought: the short tees are clearly designed to be safely tucked off the main lines of flight needed from the longs, and they offer a fun, shorter course for newer players to enjoy the visit as much as the more advanced folks will from the longs.

Using the map, course flow is intuitive and well scaled, with no feel of repetitiveness. The distances on the map are spot on. The dual tees are staked clearly, and the baskets are bright and deep of cage (I like them!). You'll roll down the wide, grassy fairway on the big arm hole 4 for your first view of the pretty lake, and return for those views again after 6 and 8. The woods feel like they tighten up on you a little bit (forcing you to bring your technical game) on the last three holes.

With the possibility of three (!) tee options, added pin positions, and another set of nine holes coming someday in the future, this will be a highly valued (and rated) course. I look forward to visiting it periodically in the future and inching up my rating. Even though it's currently a 3.0 (so folks won't expect too much - it's brand new!) it won't be staying at 3.0!

Cons:

If you need concrete tees and clear signage before you visit, you'll need to wait a little longer to come out and play Prairie Creek. And if you do come play, keep extra sets of eyes on errant throws. Though the fairways are fair, it gets thick and thorny if you press your luck and get into the rough (having been in there on a couple of shots made me really appreciate the work they've put in so far!).

Most of the course seems to handle water surprisingly well, but the tee pad area for long hole 6 (might've been long 8? sorry) seemed like it might stay muddy quite a while longer than the rest. And as far as parking is concerned, I'll paraphrase the sheriff from Jaws: they're gonna need a bigger lot!

Other Thoughts:

Glad we got to play here the first weekend of spring. Very much looking forward to the evolution of this course! And Jerry humbly gave this a 2.5, but didn't need to be that modest...
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indydiscgolfer
Experience: 46.1 years 105 played 10 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Designer's Comments 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Oct 26, 2014 Played the course:once

Pros:

Update 3/11/16: The course now has concrete tees at the blue tee locations. A tremendous amount of brush clearing has been completed. The course has matured well with more improvements to come with tee signs and improvements to the red tees. Alternate pin placements coming soon too. I have updated my rating to 3.0
Original review:
This is a brand new course that is still under construction. There are 9 brand new Spiderweb 3 baskets in the ground. The area is exclusive to disc golf and the holes are fun and challenging. There are a few more trees, limbs, and bushes that need to be removed and work is underway to complete these refinements. There is also some slight elevation change in play on several holes. There are red tees and blue tees on each hole. The red tees are suitable for beginners and recreational players and the blue tees will challenge advanced and pro level players with tight fairways and well guarded greens. Accuracy will be required to score well. Gold tees will be coming soon.

Cons:

Right now the tees are natural and unimproved and are marked with stakes. If you take the map you shouldn't have any trouble finding them. There are paths in the woods from the baskets to the next tee. The rough is very brutal in places. Better tee markers will be in place soon.

Other Thoughts:

This course was built on a piece of land that had been allowed to become badly overgrown for many years. It takes a lot of work to cut it back and this work is ongoing. Please be patient as the fairways and greens are widened. Tee impovements will follow in the spring. I'm giving the course 2.5 stars for now because of the raw and unfinished condition of the fairways, rough, and tees, but with the dedicated efforts of the local players this course has the potential to become a 3.5 star course. Gold tees and alternate pin placements are a possibility and a potential for an additional 9 holes also exists that could make this a destination course.
11/3/14 Update: Much of the clearing has been completed. The fairways are really taking shape. Many thanks go to Stacy O'Dell and his crew for all of the hard work and efforts to sculpt this course out of the thick overgrowth. Stacy is the man!!
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